Siebers J W, Bauknecht T, Müller U, Engel W
Experientia. 1979 Feb 15;35(2):271-3. doi: 10.1007/BF01920659.
In 24-day-old rats the reappearance of ovarian HCG-receptors after the injection of 200 IU HCG in independent of protein synthesis. The reutilization of occupied receptors in immature female rats is due to dissociation of the receptor-hormone complex.